Dan

Have you guys tried Solo 1000 for 9mm? I'm reading that it is the cheaper alternative to N320, not as good, but close.

Thanks Wolfy, I'll add that to my list to research.

For long term storage, you could throw some oxygen absorbers in the ammo can before sealing them.

Very interesting. The solid cracked material I'm guessing is your secret sauce? I also wa interested in body armor and was brainstorming some ideas around shear thickening fluids. Seems the military is full bore on the R&D on it, but sometimes it takes a different angle or something someone has never thought of before to have a breakthrough. I wish you luck on your venture, looks like you are on the right track!

Thanks for the info on the temepature sensitivity aspects.

Maks, please esplain

Thanks guys, I will further research W231 and Titegroup for my 9mm loads. I'm sure N320 is great but man they charge a premium for that stuff. Clays seems interesting, but the fudge factor between minimum and max loads is very narrow. I'll use the HS-6 for near maxload loads in the future only after I get through shooting dirty clouds of the midrange loads that I have now. Thanks for the tip on the primer feed tube Jon.

I'll be the one with the sooty SW 1911 on Sunday... lol What powder do you reccomend Jon? I was thinking of Titegroup or Bullseye.

Nascar, don't buy ammo from Sears. Why would you even order that! j/k'ing

School property

Don't take this the wrong way, but I'll lay it out in worst case here... Ultimately it is up to you to interprete the laws and make your own decisions of course. Even if the chances are slim... I'm putting myself in an anti-gun prosecutor's shoes out for blood, I could argue that the "deviation" of dropping off your child was not a "necessary deviation" as you could have chose not to bring your HG, or choose to shoot your HG's another time. You put yourself in the situation of needing to make that deviation. I would argue that "reasonably necessary deviations" would be things like roadblocks, navigating around traffic, or even stopping for gas if your car is running out while on your way from point A (home) and B (range). Stopping for lunch is definately a no-no with a HG in the car, as eating food is not "necessary" as you can wait until you are home even if you are hungry (unless you had a very good medical reason that you would harm your health if you didnt eat right then and there). Bringing your HG over to your father's while you are there is also out of bounds, thats a definate illegal posession charge as your father's house is not an exempted posession location or destination for travel.

I'll take some pics later. My reloading bench is a mess atm lol. I loaded up a bunch of 9mm for Sunday. I'll bring them and factory loads just in case as I don't have trust in my reloading skills just yet.... I did learn after the fact from further inet research that others say that the powder I'm using (HS-6) isn't the best powder (cleanlyness and accuracy) unless you are running near its maxload reccomendations. I'm about 15% below the maxload currently on these rounds. I guess I'll be finding out!

Wierd. Nothing makes sense in this crazy world.

Thanks for the help everyone, especially Jon. The new LnL is up and running very smoothly now. Seems all of a sudden I'm in the "zone" and it is working great. I also just installed the RCBS powder stop, neat peice of equipment. After running in semi-auto mode for awhile, I think I'll consider the shell feeder as it seems folks all agree that it kicks a$$.

The grain listed on factory ammo is the weight of the bullet. 115gr projectile versus 124gr. Sometimes heavier bullets are more costly due to more raw materials going into it, but there are lots of factors involved. Maybe they have an overstock in 124's and are trying to move them for instance.

Why not? If you owned a store, and purchased packs of bubblegum for 25cents each last month and still had 2 cases left from that purchase when you hear the new wholesale prices are going up to 35cents each this month... should someone stop you from selling your existing stock that you bought at a higher price, just because they know you got it cheaper last month? I agree that its all F'd up how seemingly the Oil companies all price their finished products at nearly the same prices, when in reality there should be some kind of competition going on. Like maybe Exxon has a bunch of cheap oil left, and wants to undercut the competition by selling at a $15c discount.. but it just doesn't happen. Smells cartel-ish to me. It could also be the local guys just price the same as each other regardless if they got their shipment cheaper then the other guy. Just more profit to them. Maybe thats why places like WaWa, Quick Check, and Costco are usually less expensive, because prices are fixed at the corporate level, and they don't allow the local operators to set whatever they want?

Welcome. I reccomend getting at least 3 permits. Will cost you only $4 more than the single permit, with no extra work involved. This way when you get bored of your .22 pistol, after 30 days from the first purchase you can pick up something with a little more pop. Don't get me wrong, .22's are great fun...

My mail carrier used to do this all the time. Just leave the "your not home" note in the mailbox, when I'm home all day sitting in my home office working. He stopped after I installed cctv cameras around the exterior of my house. Of course they weren't for this purpose specifically, but he did make the comment about them while delivering a package. People act differently when they know they are being recorded.

Wow, I never would have guessed. Allen keys, screwdriver, lots of little screws and parts to loose. I like when he said reassembling the bolt is the "tricky" part. Way too over-complicated of a gun for my tastes.

I was curious about these rifles awhile back. Do you plan on reloading? If so, you should know that they may be pretty hard on brass. I stopped looking at them for this reason. The chamber has longitudinal valleys built into it to channel gas pressure back towards the case to aid in extraction. Something to do with the roller-lock design. The shell will also slam into the receiver frame by design leaving dents. I think that can be remedied with some padding. Also looks like the extractor does a number on the rim. Not trying to discourage you, just throwing it out there for your knowledge if you didn't already know. Thread on this forum has pics of the brass: http://www.thefirearmsforum.com/showthread.php?t=76415

IANAL... IMO if your name is on the lease, and you share your time at that residence with another residence in NY, I do not see any issues with transporting and keeping your HG's and rifles there.

As others said, you need an NJ FID to be able to transport and posess your long guns at your NJ location. For HG's you are bound by the travel exemptoins regardless... going to range, home, dwelling, etc. Only if your NJ location is one of your residences, that you actually live there for some time each year would you be able to bring your HG's there. As others said, if push came to shove, the prosecutor would challenge that you actually don't live in NJ, as NY is your official residence. You would have to prove that you live part time in both places and have evidence to back it up.

This... For people driving through NJ , in which their trip does not fit in our exemptions, they must follow FOPA. This dictates that the gun be unloaded and LOCKED up seperate from the ammo.

I bought it a few weeks ago, unless they had two.

Technically with and FID card, you can walk around your neighborhood with an unloaded rifle slung over your shoulder while carrying a case of ammo for it. Here's what you have to work with, 2C:39-5 covers "unlawful posession". A FID is basically a "carry permit" for unloaded rifles and shotguns.